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Dec 19 2017
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Prepare for the Worst

By BicycleLaw Media, Media Articles No Comments

This article was first posted on Emison Cooper & Cooper LLP, a San Francisco law firm comprised of cycling attorneys devoted to representing injured cyclists throughout the State of California.

In 2015, the latest year for which statistics …

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Dec 12 2016
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Legally Speaking: The ‘punishment pass’ and close calls

By BicycleLaw 2016, Articles No Comments

“I was riding one day, and police were out in the town of Hygiene, Colorado ticketing cyclists that didn’t come to a complete stop at an intersection. They ticketed some cyclists that came to a stop, but didn’t put their …

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Dec 09 2016
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Legally Speaking: When the cop gets it wrong

By BicycleLaw 2016, Articles No Comments

Jason, a 41-year-old husband and father of two young boys, was riding lead. His father-in-law and two friends were behind. As they approached a T-intersection, Jason signaled and began to make the left turn. That’s the moment a Toyota Tacoma …

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Dec 07 2016
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Legally Speaking: Driven to distraction

By BicycleLaw 2016, Articles No Comments

As the peloton rolled out of Limoges in the fifth stage of this year’s Tour, the teams and riders were focused on the challenge they faced. And they had to be — as physically prepared as the pros are, they …

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Dec 05 2016
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Legally Speaking: On Vulnerable Road User laws

By BicycleLaw 2016, Articles No Comments

Cyclists in Louisiana won’t be receiving legal protection as “Vulnerable Road Users” (VRU) anytime soon, after a vulnerable user bill was shot down in the Louisiana legislature last week. Headlining the opposition to the bill? State Rep. Kenny Havard, tireless …

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Dec 02 2016
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Legally Speaking: Impeding traffic?

By BicycleLaw 2016, Articles No Comments

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A still from the dash cam footage used in a trial of a Michigan rider who had been wrongly cited for impeding traffic.

On a wet, humid Sunday morning last August, while I puttered around his driveway on his fat …

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Apr 25 2015
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The Bike Law Interview: Bruce Hagen, Bike Law Georgia

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When I first teamed up with Peter Wilborn and Ann Groninger to help launch the Bike Law network, there were exactly four states in the network—Maryland and South Carolina, represented by Peter, North Carolina, represented by …

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Nov 12 2014
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Oregon Bicycle Helmet Laws: Your Rights And Duties

By BicycleLaw Blog, Oregon Bicycle Laws One Comment

Bicycle helmets have been in the news lately. Last month, Bike Law Illinois attorney Brendan Kevenides reported that an Illinois case may have some potential to hold Illinois cyclists liable for their own head injuries if they are hit by …

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Nov 05 2014
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Bob Mionske on the 3-foot Law

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This news article featuring Bob Mionske has been reproduced here for our archives. To access the original article, follow the link.

Slowtwitch: Bob Mionske on the 3-foot law
Written by: Dan Empfield
Date: Tue Nov 04 2014

The narrative on …

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Sep 05 2014
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Vigilante Cyclists Reunite Owners With Stolen Bikes

By BicycleLaw 2014, News No Comments

Chicago Reader: Vigilante cyclists reunite owners with stolen bikes

Fed up with bike theft, Chicago cyclists are doing online investigations, setting up sting operations with police, and confronting the criminals face-to-face.

By Julia Thiel @juliathiel

On a sweltering August morning …

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